- Bare Island, LA PEROUSE
First described by Captain Cook, the island was fortified in 1880-1885. The fort was obsolete by 1912 when it became a veterans' home. In about 1963, the island came under the control of the National Parks and Wildlife Service. - Cape Banks, LA PEROUSE
Named for Sir Joseph Banks, the botanist on the Endeavour, by Captain James Cook in 1770. - Coogee Womens' Baths, RANDWICK
A bathing spot for women before 1876, the McIvor family operated the baths for women from 1918 to 1922, when the Randwick Coogee Ladies Amateur Swimming Club took over the lease. The club has continued to operate the pool. - Cruwee Cove, LA PEROUSE
Cruwee was a local Aboriginal who apparently saw the arrival of Captain Cook in 1770. He was still alive in the mid-1850s. - Giles Baths, COOGEE
Named for OE Giles, proprietor of the baths in 1929. The baths were first known as the Bogey Hole, then as Lloyds Baths in the early 1900s before becoming the Randwick Municipal Baths in 1909. They were demolished in 2000 as the building had fallen into disrepair. The facade to the baths still stands. - Ross Jones Memorial Pool, COOGEE
Named for Roscoe Samuel Jones, alderman for the East Ward 1934-1937. The pool was built in 1947. - Wedding Cake Island, COOGEE
The most probable source of the name is the shape of the island, which resembles a wedding cake. Another theory is that bird droppings on the island gave the appearance of icing on a cake. Apparently the island was formerly called Gingerbread Island.
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